http://elliem.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Ellie !. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:42:41 GMT 2010-01-01T17:42:41Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967817 The bulbs are up the needles down O Tannenbaum is wreathed in brown. The bulbs are boxed the tree is gone vacuum wildly needles cling on. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:54:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967817 Ellie !. 2009-12-29T22:54:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895210 Pterodactyls numbering three; an aerial cacophony, screech decibels of high degree, diving aft' the frightened which flee.   ---Author: Casper, the Friendly Ghostwriter That Casper, he knows. . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:24:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977895210 Ellie !. 2009-11-11T04:24:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847626 BY Casper, the Friendly Ghostwriter (This is just for fun and NOT endorsing violence as a solution for anything.) The gun'll come out Tomorrow Bet your bottom dollar That tomorrow There'll be gun! . . . Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:54:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977847626 Ellie !. 2009-10-10T19:54:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977777828 This is how it is... Desolation: Light at the end of the tunnel:     Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:38:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977777828 Ellie !. 2009-08-18T03:38:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775473 Yawning shadows fall On an inglorious day. Sleep, renew vigor.     PS. Casper, the Friendly Ghostwriter always comes through! Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:26:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977775473 Ellie !. 2009-08-16T03:26:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694903 Cats! They leave behind their mark...by scratching stools as the dig in their claws as they fly from stool to stool.   After deciding to use fabric to cover the stools, I went to Ikea where . . . Fri, 29 May 2009 03:52:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977694903 Ellie !. 2009-05-29T03:52:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691625 Watching clouds float by as I Relax on day off (fleeting by) Surrender myself to the sky I feel cool mists from Past and sigh... Mon, 25 May 2009 23:29:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691625 Ellie !. 2009-05-25T23:29:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683962 Honest. It’s true. I was minding my own business. Just trying to get to Costco to do a little grocery shopping. Excuse me, Harrison, why are you blocking the road. Trying to blend in at the Saloon . . . Sat, 16 May 2009 05:56:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683962 Ellie !. 2009-05-16T05:56:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683027 Weeping willow tree Used as our parapluie Vex'tious ants run free...       By my Ghostwriter, Casper! Every girl needs a a ghostwriter when she's overwhelmed . . . Fri, 15 May 2009 03:09:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977683027 Ellie !. 2009-05-15T03:09:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682071 My mother-in-law likes to get out. She's a Mazama. Membership requires that you must have climbed to the summit of a glaciated peak. She did that years ago...and probably more than once! She used . . . Thu, 14 May 2009 02:47:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682071 Ellie !. 2009-05-14T02:47:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666039 I'm so excited. We are starting to do some work on our house. New siding, new windows, new doors...and an all-new entryway! To accomodate the new entryway, the 52" diameter stained glass window . . . Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:30:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977666039 Ellie !. 2009-04-26T00:30:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646822 One-way conversation with the husband...who does the dishes. Oh, my! That looks like rice, except it's black. EEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUWWWWW! A mouse must have gotten into the crawl space and shimmied . . . Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:57:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977646822 Ellie !. 2009-04-05T03:57:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977628820 I feel like it is death by stress. Between a failing economy and my daughters teenage angst. My life really is a mess. But wait! Instead I should be giving thanks.   I have lost absolutely . . . Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:53:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977628820 Ellie !. 2009-03-18T01:53:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575969 When I sit to stop and think I grapple with noddings off... have some coffee or soft drink & full cognisance just scoffs...     —Casper, the friendly ghostwriter Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:42:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575969 Ellie !. 2009-01-27T04:42:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977541438 First, I have to say, "I am not a mix kind of cook." Open my pantry and you won't find muffin, cake or bread-machine mixes. You will find a rarely used bread machine that was a gift from my brother. But . . . Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:54:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977541438 Ellie !. 2008-12-21T04:54:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482971 by Casper, my friendly Ghostwriter mouth-pacified babe tiny, perfect, sweet smelling, pacifies me too... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:09:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977482971 Ellie !. 2008-10-20T03:09:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977444846 I stepped out to nap. I admit it. Sit in the carpool van and listen to NPR. 30 minutes. That's not so much to ask betwen 7 am and 4 pm. I don't do it often, but today I am tired. Back to my . . . Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:19:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977444846 Ellie !. 2008-09-10T04:19:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977442983 Imagine trees that lived thousands of years ago suddenly popping up to see the light of day again! It happened in 1998 at Neskowin Beach, Oregon. Winter storms pulled sand out to sea, exposing a forest . . . Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:15:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977442983 Ellie !. 2008-09-09T03:15:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423810 Growing up next to something spectacular, you may take it for granted. Montana's Glacier National Park should not be taken for granted. Especially since, as  Curt L. reminded me, the glaciers are . . . Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:22:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423810 Ellie !. 2008-08-19T03:22:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423790 NOTE: this is the "getting there" part of my well-needed VACATION! It may be a bit of a downer, but I promise, I have uploaded the "HIGH SIDE" of this trip...after all, one of my Gather . . . Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:49:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977423790 Ellie !. 2008-08-18T02:49:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977412948 This small island, while beautiful, is only a fraction of what it once was. Now about 1/2 an acre, it used to be about 4 acres and an Indian burial ground. Why? What happened? This: This . . . Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:46:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977412948 Ellie !. 2008-08-04T00:46:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977402838 A poem by my friendly ghostwriter, Casper! Every busy girl needs a ghostwriter. Especially a creative one like Casper! Casper put this together from stories I told of combing the hills behind my childhood . . . Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:41:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977402838 Ellie !. 2008-07-21T04:41:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370179 BY: "Casper" my friendly ghostwriter...what fun! A wonderful treat from the wonderful community that Gather is. Inspiration for me to work on my own poetry. Music Vignettes Pots . . . Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:16:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977370179 Ellie !. 2008-06-12T04:16:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300847 I have a friend who is a gifted painter. I didn't meet him in art school. I have a friend who is a Southern belle. I didn't meet her sipping iced tea. I have a friend who loves to . . . Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:12:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300847 Ellie !. 2008-04-03T17:12:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300420 I'm the cook, he's the dishwasher. Even when it comes to cooking over an open flame. It has been that way for several decades. Because we both like food grilled outside, I use the grill year-round. . . . Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:34:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977300420 Ellie !. 2008-04-03T02:34:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299576 A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about my noontime walk through the wetlands on a beautiful spring day. Then winter came--not came back, it came! It snowed at 7 a.m. for five days...and it doesn't . . . Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:20:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977299576 Ellie !. 2008-04-02T14:20:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293363 My childhood was spent in pretend-land. We were pretty isolated during the summer, so my three sisters and I had large, pretend families made up of dolls. Because my girls are not really doll types, . . . Tue, 25 Mar 2008 22:12:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293363 Ellie !. 2008-03-25T22:12:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293232 My husband and I have been clearing out. Clothing we never wear...dishes we never use...old luggage from 1970 (my high school graduation gift--Samsonite hard-shell, green...Curt? do you collect it?;-)) . . . Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:56:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977293232 Ellie !. 2008-03-25T18:56:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977288070 It wasn't raining, so I took a 20 minute "escape break" from work and took my camera along. This tree is growing this way...except I flipped it from vertical to horizontal. Kinda looks . . . Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:13:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977288070 Ellie !. 2008-03-19T14:13:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271363 I posted the article about the blooming Daphne...someone who can't see the ground in her front yard (Elaine) razzed me about how could this really be growing in my yard on Feb. 28th! So, while the . . . Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:36:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977271363 Ellie !. 2008-02-29T02:36:42Z